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Re:Reddit 1.0 was written in Lisp by vindarel on Saturday June 17, 2023 @02:34PM (#36373061)
Here's an updated version with DB tables (PostGres) that runs: https://github.com/tamurashingo/reddit1.0/

    Require:

    CommonLisp (tested on SBCL)
    PostgreSQL
    memcached
    smtp server

    CL-USER> (reddit:startup-reddit)
    #<HUNCHENTOOT:EASY-ACCEPTOR (host *, port 8000)>
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Re:Reddit 1.0 was written in Lisp by Capricorn2481 on Saturday June 17, 2023 @06:02PM (#36375136)
HTMX is not anymore framework agnostic than JS. It's a JS library. You can use any backend with either.
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Re:Reddit 1.0 was written in Lisp by decross on Sunday June 18, 2023 @09:13PM (#36386190)
He meant that HTMX can work with a backend written in any language/framework. It doesn't constrain you to use any specific server-side tech.
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Re:Reddit 1.0 was written in Lisp by Capricorn2481 on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @12:08PM (#36420363)
Yes, that is the same with javascript.
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